Chinook Montessori Charter School

Set in Fairbanks, Alaska, Chinook Montessori Charter School is a close-knit primary school, operated by Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. It hosts 158 students across grades K through 8. That puts it 43% below the typical public school in Alaska, which averages around 277 students.

Across the 34 schools in Fairbanks North Star Borough School District (12,214 students total), Chinook Montessori Charter School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Chinook Montessori Charter School lists that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 13% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Native American.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Chinook Montessori Charter School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Fairbanks North Star Borough shows the typical household earns roughly $88,267 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fairbanks North Star Borough runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,777 students), of which Chinook Montessori Charter School is one.

The closest other public school is Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA), roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an urban site. Chinook Montessori Charter School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Chinook Montessori Charter School's enrollment has grew 4% since 2018, when it stood at 152 (now 158). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 1% to 6%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

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